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Baptism Pool

Baptism Pool from directly overhead

Baptism Pool is a historic site in Georgia, at a modelled elevation of 176 m. Big Mountain stands 230 m to the north-northwest, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is CCC Latrine, a historic site 0.4 miles away. Historic Piedmont Scenic Byway passes 17 miles off. 50 named places lie within 25 miles, 6 of them named summits.

This Baptism Pool was used by Friendship Baptist Church. Established 1866.

How to reach it

Coordinates33.56395, -82.90722

50 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 22
  • Alexander H Stephens Memorial State Park: 0.7 mi
  • Courthouse Square: 0.9 mi
  • Grier's Field: 8.3 mi
  • Buffalo Lick Monument: 8.9 mi
  • Union Point Historic District: 10.1 mi
Historic sites: 16
  • CCC Latrine: 0.4 mi
  • Alexander H. Stephens: 0.8 mi
  • Confederate Gun Shop: 4.4 mi
  • The Church of the Purification: 6.5 mi
  • Battle of Kettle Creek: 8.8 mi
Peaks: 6
Museums: 4
Gardens: 1
  • Springfield Baptist Church Prayer Garden: 24.1 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Baptism Pool. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Big MountainNNW 337°230 m18.1 mi
Cemetery HillW 274°196 m15.8 mi
Gunn HillWSW 242°182 m2.1 mi
Stony HillSE 141°170 m18.2 mi
War HillN 9°158 m9.0 mi
Granite HillS 185°158 m18.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3619:1119:44
June solstice06:2320:0920:46
September equinox07:2018:5719:30
December solstice07:3316:5017:28

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F444754616977807973635246
Precip in4.04.54.83.33.04.23.74.13.72.73.54.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Siloam 3N, 10 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/4583544440

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